GREENSBORO, N.C.- The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team shut out The Citadel, 3-0, in a Sunday afternoon game at the UNCG Baseball Stadium in Southern Conference (SoCon) action.
Senior
Zack Budzik went 2-for-4 at the plate with one run scored, one RBI, and a stolen base. With the two hits today, Budzik reached 200 career hits. According to UNCG baseball records, Budzik is the first Spartan to reach the 200-career hit milestone since
Greg Hardison'22, who had 240 hits in his career.Â
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Junior
Ryan Rouse pitched six innings striking out a career-best six batters. He allowed only two hits, no runs, while facing 24 batters for his second win of the season and career.
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Sophomore
Kennedy Jones hit his seventh home run in the season and 18th of his career, in the bottom of the eighth.
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How it Happened
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Both teams went scoreless in the first two innings before
Daniel Cerda scored on Budzik's two-out RBI single to left field for a 1-0 lead.
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It was a pitching battle between the fourth and the seventh, with the score remaining 1-0.
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In the bottom of the eighth, Jones' home run gave the Spartans a 2-0 advantage. Then, with one out Budzik singled to get on and later stole second. He moved over to third with
Mitchell Smith's single up the middle and then gave the Spartan's a 3-0 lead on
Luke Jenkins' fielder's choice RBI.Â
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Rouse retired the side in the top of the ninth to hold on to the win and the shutout over the Bulldogs.Â
Records
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UNCG: 17-19, 5-7 SoCon
The Citadel: 17-17, 3-6 SoCon
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On Deck
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The UNCG baseball team will host Gardner Webb on Tuesday, April 18th at 5 p.m. The first 50 students get free pizza courtesy of UNCGÂ Activities and Campus Events and it will be a Bark in the Park event presented by All Pets Considered.
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